Ukrainian sisters come to Pennsylvania to help fellow sisters run summer camp

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Monday, August 11, 2025
Ukrainian sisters come to Pennsylvania to help run summer camp

JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Religious sisters from Ukraine have come to Pennsylvania to help host an annual summer camp and pray for peace across the world.

It's part of a long partnership that the Sisters of St. Basil the Great in Montgomery County have with sisters around the world.

In 2022, local sisters sent numerous care packages of essential items for men, women, and children affected by the war in Ukraine.

Watch the video above to see how they are still supporting one another from across the world.

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